Humanist — synonyms, definition

1. Humanist (Adjective)

human-centered human-centred humane humanistic

Humanist (Adjective) — Of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism. ex. "the humanist revival of learning"

Humanist (Adjective) — Of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfilment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion. ex. "the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution"

Humanist (Adjective) — Pertaining to or concerned with the humanities. ex. "humanist studies"

Humanist (Adjective) — Marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare.

2. Humanist (Noun)

humanitarian

Humanist (Noun) — A classical scholar or student of the liberal arts.

Humanist (Noun) — An advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans.

Exponent advocate advocator bookman proponent scholar scholarly person student Desiderius Erasmus Erasmus Geert Geerts Gerhard Gerhards classical scholar classicist man of letters philologist philologue